radiation vs particulate radiation

particulate radiation vs radiation

radiation and particulate radiation both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
radiation	Yes	No	No	No
particulate radiation	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, particulate radiation is a hyponym of radiation; that is, particulate radiation is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than radiation:

radiation: the spontaneous emission of a stream of particles or electromagnetic rays in nuclear decay
particulate radiation: a stream of atomic or subatomic particles that may be charged positively (e.g. alpha particles) or negatively (e.g. beta particles) or not at all (e.g. neutrons)

Other hyponyms of radiation include corpuscular radiation.

radiation (noun)	particulate radiation (noun)
the act of spreading outward from a central source	a stream of atomic or subatomic particles that may be charged positively (e.g. alpha particles) or negatively (e.g. beta particles) or not at all (e.g. neutrons)
(medicine) the treatment of disease (especially cancer) by exposure to a radioactive substance
a radial arrangement of nerve fibers connecting different parts of the brain
the spread of a group of organisms into new habitats
energy that is radiated or transmitted in the form of rays or waves or particles
the spontaneous emission of a stream of particles or electromagnetic rays in nuclear decay
syndrome resulting from exposure to ionizing radiation (e.g., exposure to radioactive chemicals or to nuclear explosions); low doses cause diarrhea and nausea and vomiting and sometimes loss of hair; greater exposure can cause sterility and cataracts and some forms of cancer and other diseases; severe exposure can cause death within hours

Difference between radiation and particulate radiation

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